FORMER Chelsea forward Tony Cascarino claims Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino will be the first managerial casualty between the top six this season. The Spurs boss took a dig at club owner Daniel Levy after a 1-0 friendly win against Real Madrid, revealing he has no input in their transfer business. Speaking on talkSPORT Cascarino predicted Pochettino will be out of the […]

ANGERS celebrated their centenary with a hard-fought draw against Arsenal. Reiss Nelson reminded Unai Emery of what he could do but several other youngsters failed to take their chance to impress. Here, SunSport rates the Gunners' performances against their French opponents. Emiliano Martinez 6Had no chance with the goal and showed safe hands all night but unlikely to challenge Bernd […]

GARETH BALE has been spotted playing golf – despite Zinedine Zidane claiming he missed yesterday's friendly against Spurs due to illness. SunSport had revealed the Welshman was too distraught to travel with Los Blancos to Germany following the collapse of his mega-bucks move to China. Bale, 30, was said to be devastated after Real Madrid president Florentino Perez called off […]

CHELSEA continue their pre-season schedule with a clash against RB Salzburg. Frank Lampard's side are coming into this one off the back of a thrilling 4-3 win over Reading, whilst the Austrian side have already begun the defence of their domestic title. What time is kick-off? THIS pre-season clash is set for Wednesday, July 31. It will be held in […]

ARSENAL are set to sign Edu's son Luigi Gaspar from Corinthians after he accidentally revealed the move on Instagram. The 15-year-old appears to have changed his social media biography location from Brazil to London after his dad, 41, took up his new position as technical director at the North London club. Given Luigi is only 15, it would make sense […]

Jared Hughes’ errant pitch threw a load of fuel on one of the majors’ most flammable rivalries. Call it Pirates vs. Reds, round two — and a fitting farewell for Yasiel Puig.  Hughes hit Starling Marte with his first pitch in the ninth inning Tuesday night, setting the stage for the latest dust-up between the Ohio River rivals. Four Pirates and […]

Ex-Mayo star Alan Dillon pointed out that Castlebar hasn’t been “a pleasant hunting ground” for the Connacht county in recent years, ahead of their Super 8s clash with Donegal. Although James Horan’s side will enjoy home advantage in MacHale Park on Saturday evening, this group hasn’t made the venue a fortress, with two championship losses to Galway and one to […]

Change the word from discipline to practical. Because Brian Cashman’s discipline has generally served the Yankees well in the years in which they transitioned from the impetuousness of George Steinbrenner to the deliberateness of son Hal. The Yankees operate by a reason and process that has netted them oodles of depth, a strong present and a positive near future. There […]

As if the world didn’t have enough LeBron James takes. Fox Sports commentator Jason Whitlock offered yet another, comparing James’ “thirst for fame” to a drug addiction on Monday while criticizing the Lakers star’s over-enthusiastic celebrations as he watches his son’s AAU team. Talk about a hot take. During “Speak for Yourself,” Whitlock went off on James for dunking in […]

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya will not defend her 800-metres title at the World Championships in September after the Swiss Federal Tribunal reversed a ruling that temporarily lifted the IAAF’s testosterone regulations imposed on her, a spokesman for the athlete said on Tuesday. Semenya is appealing the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) ruling that supported regulations introduced by the sport’s governing […]